Losing Weight with Starscream

[forgop]

What I don't get about Weight Watchers is that they don't make a different weight range for men and women. It's the same for both.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by shilala

If I weighed 129, I'd be afraid to leave the house.

Me too.

Originally Posted by kayaker

Don't worry Scott. I'm 5' 10", and I doubt I'll ever see 200, let alone 175. My doctor figures that with my build I should be around 215-220. Never quite seem to get there though.

I would agree with that. Doctors know better than the internets. I'll be happy if I hit 215, but my eventual target is 190. Still higher than what the internets says I need to be.

Originally Posted by forgop

What I don't get about Weight Watchers is that they don't make a different weight range for men and women. It's the same for both.

You sure about that? Weight Watchers has a special program for men, which I assumed would have a different points scale. I know that young adults and pregnant women have a different scale than the norm.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

You sure about that? Weight Watchers has a special program for men, which I assumed would have a different points scale. I know that young adults and pregnant women have a different scale than the norm.

Yep. The daily point allowances are based upon weight, regardless of whether you're a man/woman. The recommended weight is based upon height with no distinction made for men/women.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/health...thyweight.aspx

Honestly, I have no idea what the difference is in the plan for men/women.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by forgop

Yep. The daily point allowances are based upon weight, regardless of whether you're a man/woman. The recommended weight is based upon height with no distinction made for men/women.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/health...thyweight.aspx

Honestly, I have no idea what the difference is in the plan for men/women.

I did WeightWatchers a few years ago and I lost a lot of weight. I was down to 224 when my third child was born. What I don't like about WW is that they don't allow for certain things like weightlifting. You have to eat more to build muscle, but if you lift and follow WW, you're not going to bulk up at all. WW is for the average person, not for everyone. I'm just counting calories right now.



Down to 250 today. I'll probably be up tomorrow after eating all that fair food today though.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

I did WeightWatchers a few years ago and I lost a lot of weight. I was down to 224 when my third child was born. What I don't like about WW is that they don't allow for certain things like weightlifting. You have to eat more to build muscle, but if you lift and follow WW, you're not going to bulk up at all. WW is for the average person, not for everyone. I'm just counting calories right now.



Down to 250 today. I'll probably be up tomorrow after eating all that fair food today though.

Not true-you get activity points for exercising and you can eat more as a result. You probably won't get big by any means, but it'll allow you to tone up and add a little muscle.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by forgop

Not true-you get activity points for exercising and you can eat more as a result. You probably won't get big by any means, but it'll allow you to tone up and add a little muscle.

True, but I don't think that the activity points equal out to the gains that should be made in the gym. I think the activity points are geared more toward cardio and walking/running.
With that said, it's very hard no matter what you use to gain muscle and lose fat.

I'm not knocking WW at all, as it has been very beneficial to me in the past. It's just not what I need at this point in my life. I would recommend WW to anyone who is thinking about using it.